WTO Members
Need To Abide By WTO Rules For Beef Trade (USDA Radio News; 12/22/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— The
Value Of The South Korean Beef Market (USDA Radio News; 12/22/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Schedules 2007 Release Dates for World Market and Trade Reports
(12/22/06)
USDA Proposes Indefinite Debarment Of AWB
Limited
Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns today
announced the immediate suspension and proposed
debarment of AWB Limited, formerly the
Australian Wheat Board, and its affiliates from
participating in U.S. government programs and
contracting with the U.S. government. (12/20/06)
— USDA
Proposes Debarment Of AWB Limited (USDA Radio News; 12/20/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
New Under
Secretary Puts Farmers First (USDA Radio News; 12/21/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— New Under
Secretary For Farm And Foreign Trade Sworn In
(USDA Radio News; 12/20/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
U.S. and Panama Complete Trade Promotion
Agreement Negotiations (12/19/06)
—
Statement by Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns
— More on the
U.S.-Panama FTA
Trade Forecast Updates from USDA radio:
—
Beef Trade
Update (12/19/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
—
Poultry
Export Forecast Lowered
(12/19/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
USDA Awards $5.3 Million For Iraq Extension
Revitalization Project (12/14/06)
—
Fact Sheet: U.S. Agricultural Programs In Iraq
(12/14/06)
—
Rebuilding Iraq's
agriculture
—
The WTO And
Domestic Farm Policy (USDA Radio News; 12/18/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
—
WTO May Meet
In First Quarter Of 2007 (USDA Radio News; 12/15/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
—
WTO
Ministerial Meeting A Possibility Early In 2007
(USDA Radio News; 12/14/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
U.S. Agricultural Trade Update (Economic
Research Service; 12/13/06)
—
Latest U.S. Agricultural Trade Data (Economic
Research Service; 12/12/06)
—
Another
Glowing Trade Report (USDA Radio News; 12/13/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
—
Rice Trade
Forecast Is A Good One (USDA Radio News; 12/13/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
—
Southeast
Asia Boosting World Coffee Production (USDA Radio News; 12/13/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
—
Update On
World Cotton Trade (USDA Radio News; 12/12/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
—
World Coffee
Prices Not Necessarily Affected By Production
(USDA Radio News; 12/12/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
Annual USTR Report to Congress Finds Mixed
Record by China in Implementing World Trade
Organization Obligations (12/11/06)
Statement Of Agriculture Secretary Mike
Johanns Regarding Senate Confirmation Of Mark
Keenum As Under Secretary For Farm And Foreign
Agricultural Services (12/09/06)
USDA Secretary Expresses Disappointment About Korea's Rejection of U.S.
Beef Shipments
Johanns noted that South Korean leaders announced in September that their
border is open to U.S. beef and that Korea's rejection of the third
shipment "clearly illustrates that South Korean officials are determined to
find an excuse to reject all beef products from the United States."
(12/06/06)
—
Transcript of Agriculture Secretary Mike Johanns meeting with the Press
Regarding beef trade with South Korea
—
Johanns Reacts To Korea’s Rejection Of
U.S. Beef (USDA Radio News; 12/06/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
— U.S. Exporters Unlikely To Ship
Beef To Korea At This Time (USDA Radio News; 12/06/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
—
Action U.S. Could Take Concerning Korea
and U.S. Beef (USDA Radio News; 12/07/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
International Avian
Influenza Conference Underway In Mali (USDA Radio News; 12/05/06 -
real,
mp3,
wave)
FAS Web Site
Now Features RSS News Feed for Press Releases
FAS now provides an RSS (Really Simple Syndication) feed of its ten most
recent press releases. Using
the RSS reader of your choice, you'll always be up-to-date when FAS
publishes breaking news. (12/01/06)
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United States and Lebanon Sign Trade and Investment Framework Agreement
U.S. exports of agricultural products to Lebanon in 2005 were valued at $63
million, including course grains and tree nuts. U.S. imports of agricultural
products from Lebanon in 2005 were valued at $17 million. (U.S. Trade
Representative; 11/30/06)
South Korean Protocol for U.S. Beef
and Trade Barriers
South Korea's rejection of a U.S. beef shipment
gives an appearance that the motive was based on trade barriers and not
necessarily food safety. (USDA
Radio News; 11/29/06
-
real,
mp3)
—
Other U.S. Beef Shipments To Test
South Korea Protocol
(USDA Radio
News; 11/28/06
-
real,
mp3)
—
Korean Beef Import Suspension Prompts
Strong Reactions (USDA
Radio News; 11/28/06
-
real,
mp3)
— First U.S. Beef Shipment to
South Korea Rejected (USDA
Radio News; 11/28/06
-
real,
mp3)
USDA Secretary Comments on
the Cole Commission's Report on the Australian Wheat Board
Johanns lauds the
Australian Government's commitment to a "thorough, independent and
transparent inquiry of allegations against Australian Wheat Board Limited
and AWB (USA) Limited." (11/27/06)
— Reaction to Australian
Investigation of Kickbacks (USDA Radio News; 11/28/06
-
real,
mp3)